Djibril Kouyaté

• Name — Djibril Kouyaté جبريل كوياتي • Born — 1942 • Birth Name — Djibril Kouyaté • Birthplace — Bamako, Mali • Years Active — 1967–present • Occupation — Director, assistant director, costume designer

He was born in 1942 in Bamako, Mali.

In 1969, he made the maiden directorial debut with l'artisanat. Then he made the film Le retour de Tieman (1970), Le drapeau noir au sud du berceau (1976) and Le Mali aujourd'hui (1978). As an actor, he acted in the films: Verloren Maandag (1974), Ta Dona (1991), and Macadam tribu (1999). In 2000, he acted in the critically acclaimed film Code inconnu in which his character as 'Youssouf' was highly praised.

• Year — Film — Role — Genre — Ref. • 1969 — l'artisanat (Arts and crafts) — director — Feature film • 1970 — Le retour de Tieman (The return of Tieman) — director — Feature film • 1974 — Verloren Maandag — actor — Feature film • 1976 — Le drapeau noir au sud du berceau (The Black Flag South of The Cradle) — director — Feature film • 1978 — Le Mali aujourd'hui (Mali today) — director — Feature film • 1991 — Ta Dona (Your Dona) — actor: Samou — Feature film • 1992 — Depte (Deposit) — director — Feature film • 1993 — Tiefing — director, script — Feature film • 1999 — Macadam tribu (Macadam Tribe) — actor: Papa Sandu — Feature film • 1999 — Walaha — director — TV series • 2000 — Code inconnu (Code Unknown) — actor: Youssouf — Feature film